Filgrastim liver
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Do you mean filgrastim? And are you saying Dengue fever? It would be a surprising though perhaps not impossible use of filgrastim. Dengue is usually treated by pain managers and sometimes hospitalization and a blood transfusion.
Anyway, if you have a legitimate prescription from a doctor, you should be able to fill it in the United States.
For this reason, patients are prescribed antibiotics and even receive injections to increase white blood counts (such as filgrastim or lenograstim).
If this 0.4 value really pertains to your white counts, then I believe this is really low and what you are experiencing is a condition called 'febrile neutropenia'. I would suggest you ask your doctor about filgrastim or lenograstim injections aside from the Levaquin.
Regards.
Filgrastim is also prescribed as pegfilgrastim (called Neulasta). My doctor used the 500 neutrophill count as a cut-off, so every time I got down around 500 I used Neulasta. The interferon drops neutrophils and platelets. Some people can do okay with low neutrophils but just as many end up with kidney and sinus infections, etc., that make you even more miserable.
Doctors unable to give any explanation for such wide variations on a dose to dose basis. Till date, I have also taken 5 doses of Filgrastim - the WBC Stimulator.
Can you pleae advice possible reasons for such wide fluctuations.
I believe this suggests liver fibrosis. With liver disease there is inflammation which in time can cause the liver tissue to become fibrotic (liver fibrosis) I believe that you have liver fibrosis and not cirrhosis because the report states that your liver is normal size.
2. Is there any medicine or supplement can remove this coarse echo
pattern?
The echo pattern reflects the condition of your liver which is the result of your underlying disease - Hepatitis B.
did tell us that she has a very small spot in her other lung, one in her liver and one spot in her brain. The Dr. is still calling it limited. When she goes back for chemo she will start radiation twice a day. As a family member is there any advice on what to expect and anything we can do to help her through the radiation treatments? Im very worried about her because she seems to be in denial about how serious this is.
Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) or NEUPOGEN® (Filgrastim) may reduce your chance of getting an infection, but it does not prevent all infections. An infection can happen anytime your neutrophil counts are low. Look for signs of infection, such as fever, chills, rash, sore throat, diarrhea, or redness, swelling, or pain around a cut or sore. If you have any of these signs, contact your health care professional immediately.
http://www.neulasta.com/starting-chemo-with-neulasta/about-neulasta-neupogen.
As I had posted earlier I am in the process of deciding/researching a clinical trial with either bocep or telep. Liver biopsy(0-3 in three years) mild elevated liver enzymes and VL 199,000. I am wondering if there are some suggested questions to ask that I might and probably will miss as I read through a consent form ( I am supposed to be getting one via email soon). Any advice would be helpful.
Hi,
With modern medical advances, especially effective anti-emetics, and growth factors (filgrastim), chemotherapy has become safer and more tolerable over the last decade or so.
Hair loss will be your major side effect, and some intermittent illnesses may also be expected during the course of chemotherapy. But your overall long-term benefit will be much more than these temporary effects.
All the Best!
You can discuss ‘Neupogen (filgrastim) with the doc; this is a GCSF drug that stimulates bone marrow production of white cells. It is generally initiated when absolute neutrofils reach .500 or that vicinity; some docs allow closer to .350, depending on occupation and other matters.
His repeat ultrasound scans (April and November 2009) of liver did not show any lesion in liver or ascites. He underwent screening Upper GI endoscopy in June 2009 which revealed small varices and sever portal gastropathy.
His last clinic visit was in November 2009; HCV RNA was detectable in serum, hence relapsed after sustained virological response. Retreatment was not considered because of his general condition and previous complicated course.
I used Neulasta, the pegylated form of filgrastim. More expensive but supposed to hold your neuts up longer when they are getting stomped by the IFN (I have good insurance). No side effect problems with it at all and it took my neut level from .640 to 12 overnight and kept me out of danger level for about 6 weeks. Better than an interferon reduction if patient is responsive to it.
If your viral load is low and your liver damage is not severe and not progressing too rapidly and your liver enzymes are not drastically high, maybe you should consider waiting for one or more of the PIs to come available. These ostensibly will greatly improve your chance of a successful Tx and some are close to being approved. Just a thought.
Neulasta is a peglated version of Neupogen which is also know as filgrastim. It's used to stimulate production of neutrophils, a component of whilte blood cells. It can be taken less often than regular 'ol Neupogen. I found it rougher than Neupgen in that it had some side effects, mainly bone pain. I found Neupogen to be side-less.
Aranesp is Darbepoetin Alfa which is like Procrit (epo). It is also taken less often than Procrit.
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